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Thursday, 29 September 2016

ABOUT SWEET DREAMS

He may own a candy company, but this wealthy bachelor is no Willy Wonka.

Sugar Rush Candy Company CEO Luke Stone is a devoted businessman who doesn't do relationships. He does short-term affairs with clearly defined rules. But when a sexy bohemian angel propositions him in a bar, Luke is tempted to want more.

Polly Lockhart is horrified when she wakes the morning after her twenty-third birthday to realize she made a fool of herself with a sinfully delicious man. She tells herself she doesn't have time for romance anyway, as she's fighting to keep her mother's beloved bakery afloat and finish her culinary studies. That all changes when her class tours the famed Sugar Rush headquarters, and Polly collides with her dream man again.
As she succumbs to their hot attraction, Polly soon realizes her bakery isn't the only thing that needs saving. Luke, driven and unyielding, will burn out unless someone convinces him to taste the sweetness of life. But can Polly remember this sugar rush is only temporary?

New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Nina Lane writes hot, sexy romances and spicy erotica. Originally from California, she holds a PhD in Art History and an MA in Library and Information Studies, which means she loves both research and organization. She also enjoys traveling and thinks St. Petersburg, Russia is a city everyone should visit at least once. Although Nina would go back to college for another degree because she's that much of a bookworm and a perpetual student, she now lives the happy life of a full-time writer.

It has been forever since I read a Nina Lane book and boy did I miss her stories. This time around we have a sweet second chances story instead of an emotional angst driven stories like the Spiral of Bliss series. I have to admit that in Sweet Dreams it did take me a bit to get ensnared into the story, but once I did I was hooked and waiting to find out what was going to happen with Polly and Luke.

Polly has had some crap luck with loss and love. With the help of her best friend she realizes she needs a change. She also realizes she needs a real man, so after many birthday shooters she finally agrees to this idea to only have it back fire on her.

Luke has been burned before where it comes to relationship, which makes him stick to his love em' and leave em' type of philosophy until Polly drops into his life. For the first time ever he wants more but all he has time and passion for is the family business.

All Polly wants is a real man which he can give her plus keep her at arms reach. Easy Peasy.

"You can turn around now." "No, I can't.""Why not?""Because I have a boner the size of a redwood tree."

This feat ended up not being so easy, especially the more he gets to know Polly. For him, he starts to finally experience life and realizes that there is so much more out there then work. Him and Polly were cute. Predictable but cute. I did quite like this book, it didn't wow me as it was more cute and predictable but it also still kept me engaged and hooked onto the series. I can't wait for the Sweet Escape which is book two of this series.

One band. Five love stories. Too many secrets.
We’ve been waiting a long time to find out how the band Tattoo Thief will deal with drummer Dave’s toxic ex—and the secrets she’s been collecting on everyone. It was worth the wait.You don’t have to be a fan of the series to love a book that starts fast with a huge wow moment and then unpacks the band’s secrets. In fact, you don’t have to read the earlier books because each book is a different love story about a different member of the band.

About Say it Louder:

I had a choice—dump my toxic girlfriend, or break up my band.It should have been easy. But she’s been collecting dirt on all of us for years.Just when I think I’ve hit rock bottom, a pink-haired street artist rocks my world. They call Willa “the Parking Lot Picasso.” I call her my refuge, my center, my last reason to hope.When Willa’s life on the streets collides with a sudden spotlight on her art, I’ll stop at nothing to protect her. But when the spotlight turns on my secret shame, she might be my only salvation.

Get the first book in the Tattoo Thief series free (on iBooks, Amazon, Nook or Kobo), or dive in to Say it Louder by downloading a free extended sample for Kindle or all other devices. Check out this excerpt, and then enter the Rafflecopter giveaway to win a signed paperback and special swag.

EXCERPT

Quiet noises in Willa’s apartment wake me hours later. Soft
footfalls. The rustling of fabric and clink of metal. I open my eyes to the dim
city light that filters through Willa’s curtainless windows.

She’s a
shadow across the room.

I stir and
her head snaps up, eyes glinting in the light. Her shoulders stiffen, as if
I’ve caught her doing something wrong.

I sit up.
She’s swapped her jeans for black leggings and her T-shirt for a long-sleeved
dark shirt. Her black messenger bag bulges on her hip.

“Where are
you going?”

“Out.” She
moves to a shelf and stuffs something in the messenger bag.

“You look
like you’re going to break in somewhere.”

She tilts
up her chin, a challenge. “Maybe I am.”

I’m on my
feet in an instant, moving between her and the door. “What? You can’t just go
out and wander the streets and break in places.”

She huffs,
her eyes hardening when I block her exit. “I can do anything I want. You wanted
a place to stay. So stay. But don’t tell me what I can or can’t do.”

Willa
moves to get around me but I shift to the side, and suddenly we’re chest to
chest. Another staredown.

This time,
our faces are inches apart. This time, our staring contest crackles with the
electricity of our physical touch.

“Move,”
she whispers.

My lips
curl into a faint smile. “No.”

Willa
scowls and shoves her body closer to the door, closer to me. I rest my hand
lightly on her hip, so as she moves, I move. Like we’re dancing.

Her fist
clenches the material of my dark gray shirt. “I said, move.”

Her demand
is a hiss and I smell her breath, sweet and hot, cinnamon and clove. My eyes
drop to her lips, and I want my mouth there. I need to taste her.

Her eyes
darken, pupils dilating as I tip my chin slightly, moving closer. But before I
can connect with that ripe mouth, she shoves my chest—hard.

“Wrong
move, Dave.” She spins and grabs the door handle and she’s down a flight of
stairs before I can pick my jaw up off the floor, shove my feet in my shoes,
and follow her.

I don’t
know why I follow, I just do. Acting on instinct, rather than from the million
calculations that usually drive me.

Normally,
I think with my head. I weigh the logic in any situation. But Willa defies
logic. She’s like a force of nature, thunder and lightning, impossible to
control.

I race
after her, down four flights, hustling to catch up as she pushes out of her
building and onto the sidewalk.

“Willa.
Would you wait up for me?”

She flings
a glance over her shoulder. “This can’t wait.” She doesn’t slow down, but she
doesn’t speed up, either.

“What are
you doing—really?” I hustle after her and pull my phone from my pocket to check
the time. 1:18 a.m. Unless she’s going bar-hopping, there aren’t a lot of legal
activities available right now.

Willa
snatches the phone from my hand, and that jolt of electricity is back. She
powers off my phone without asking. “First rule: keep up. Second rule: put this
away. If it lights up or rings at the wrong time, we’re screwed.”

She hands
the phone back and I pocket it. “What’s the third rule?”

“Do what I
tell you, ask questions later.”

About Heidi Joy Tretheway:

Heidi Joy Tretheway is a sucker for campfires, craft cocktails, and steamy romance in books and real life. She sings along with musicals (badly), craves French carbs, and buys plane tickets the way some women buy shoes.
Her first career as a journalist took Heidi behind the scenes with politicians, rock stars, and chefs, all of whom inspire her stories. Heidi Joy is currently working on her tenth book from her home in southwestern Washington.

New York Times & USA Today Best Selling Author Nashoda Rose brings a fresh twist to the paranormal romance world with 'the Scars'.

An unrequited love.
A tortured past.
An unbreakable bond.

Their love was well-known throughout the immortal world.
The powerful Taldeburu Waleron and his Delara.
But tragedy struck and tore them apart for years. One believing the other was dead.

When fate finally brings them back together again it isn’t kind.
It’s cruel and testing. Sacrificial.

Because love has no remorse for its victims.
It doesn’t give you options.
And it won’t be stopped.

This is Waleron and Delara’s story.
It’s not pretty and it’s not kind.
But it's theirs.

A band of fierce warriors walk in the shadows of the human world with capabilities derived from the senses: Trackers, Sounders, Healers, Tasters, Visionaries and the rare Reflectors. They are known as the ‘Scars.

Scars of the Wraiths Series (Must be read in order)
Stygian (Scars of the Wraiths, Book 1)
Tyrant (Scars of the Wraiths, Book 2)
Credo (Scars of the Wraiths, Book 3) Oct/2016
Take (Scars of the Wraiths, Book 4) Standalone

Nashoda Rose is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She writes romance with a splash of darkness. When she isn't writing, she can be found sitting in a field reading or writing with her dog at her side, while her horses graze nearby. She loves interacting with her readers and chatting about her addiction--books.

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